Ashley Williams Sistrunk is used to spending time without her husband, Brandon. As a staff sergeant in the Air Force, he's missed the birth of three of his four children. This year, he's deployed in Iraq for the holidays.
But he's with his family on their Christmas card.
Sistrunk got her husband to hold the "Merry" half of a "Merry Chirstmas" card on his base overseas, while she held the other half of the message with their children in Colorado Springs.
To her surprise, the photo has received major attention across social media and even been spotlighted in national media.
"Having a piece of your heart across the world, fighting for your country, it's a just a whole other level of emotions," Sistrunk told KKTV.
"I'm going to try not to cry. Just reading some of the comments of, 'Oh that's so cute,' but also people feeling out sadness in it. But then seeing that we're trying to put a positive spin on the holidays even though he's not here."

Ashley Williams Sistrunk is used to spending time without her husband, Brandon. As a staff sergeant in the Air Force, he's missed the birth of three of his four children. This year, he's deployed in Iraq for the holidays.

But he's with his family on their Christmas card.

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Sistrunk got her husband to hold the "Merry" half of a "Merry Chirstmas" card on his base overseas, while she held the other half of the message with their children in Colorado Springs.

"Having a piece of your heart across the world, fighting for your country, it's a just a whole other level of emotions," Sistrunk told KKTV.

"I'm going to try not to cry. Just reading some of the comments of, 'Oh that's so cute,' but also people feeling out sadness in it. But then seeing that we're trying to put a positive spin on the holidays even though he's not here."